Coatings & Fabrication is a tabloid format trade magazine
that is published quarterly and distributed to all surface
finishers including electroplaters, autocatalytic coaters,
powder coaters, abrasive blasters, painters, e-coaters, anodisers
and galvanizers as well as fabricators in the sheet metal
industry, fence manufacturers, the balustrade and railings
industry and all stainless steel fabricators and aluminium
fabricators nationally as well as some in New Zealand, Singapore
and South East Asia.

It offers:
· A unique blend of news and useful easy to understand technical
articles.
· Editorial written and prepared by technically competent
staff.
· Frequent fresh initiatives and new products.

Included is a unique “Response Form” assisting the reader
to easily obtain more information on editorial, technical
articles and advertised products.

Only high resolution digital material is acceptable.
A hard copy proof or digital proof (.pdf file) must accompany
all advertisements.
Digital files will be printed as per the proof and charged
accordingly.

Setting by Coatings & Fabrication

When advertisements are set by C&F a charge will be made
– see “Advertising Rates” table

Photos and Line Work

.tif or high resolution .jpg or .eps files scanned at 300dpi
in CMYK Colour.

Payment

An official order or a deposit of 50% of the TOTAL AMOUNT
is required when the advertisement is placed. The remainder
is due and payable at production of proof or 7 days from the
date of the invoice (see terms and conditions that form part
of this offer).
A contract discount of 15% for 4 consecutive insertions applies
providing full payment is received with copy approval. Payment
by credit card is acceptable.For overseas advertisements prepayment in full is required
before press time.

Editorial will be accepted from Australian as well as International
authors. An international panel of peers will referee research
papers. A local editorial committee will review other material.

Editorial is sought in five distinct categories:

Entry-level articles for newcomers to the metal
finishing or fabrication field. These would include introductory
information, use of Standards, tools, case studies, etc.
Up to 2500 words, including high resolution graphics.

Advertorial. Describing a specific process, product
or service. Part of an advertising package. Up to 100% equivalent
space as the advertisement with or without high resolution
graphics. A notation may be made that it is an advertorial.

New Products editorial always accompanied with
a high resolution photograph/graphic and usually with a
paid advertisement. Up to 350 words.

All orders placed with Coatings & Fabrication or
quotations accepted by any person or company ("the client")
shall only be accepted subject to these Conditions of Contract
and subject to the satisfactory completion and approval
of any Account Application. Coatings & Fabrication may
at any time and from time to time alter these Terms and
Conditions and such altered Terms and Conditions shall apply
after notification by Coatings & Fanrication to the
client.

All Quotations are valid only for a period of thirty
(30) days and Coatings & Fabrication may refuse any
purported acceptance after that time at its discretion and
without being liable to give any reason.

Coatings & Fabrication shall have the right to vary
any quotation by notice in writing in the event that any
legislation or regulation by any Government Authority varies
any cost component of the Contract.

The client acknowledges that it does not rely on any
representation made (if any) by or on behalf of Coatings
& Fabrication in relation to the commercial value of
services provided by Coatings & Fabrication and relies
entirely on its own enquires and evaluations in relation
to the commercial value of any such service.

2 Insurance

Any materials provided to Coatings & Fabrication remain
the responsibility of the Client

Notwithstanding delivery of materials by a client to Coatings
& Fabrication all risk in the materials shall remain
with the client and the client shall indemnify Coatings
& Fabrication against any loss or damage to the materials
and shall effect and be liable for such reinstatement and
replacement insurance in respect of the materials as the
client deems necessary.

3 Client Materials

Sketches, drawings, layouts, copyrighting or designs and
other work and materials furnished by or adapted by Coatings
& Fabrication and any blocks, negatives, dyes, plates,
colour separations or software programs or adaptations thereof
by Coatings & Fabrication shall remain the exclusive
property of Coatings & Fabrication and no use shall
be made and no idea obtained therefrom shall be used without
the written permission of Coatings & Fabrication . The
client warrants that any reproduction by Coatings &
Fabrication of any matter provided by the client shall not
contravene the rights of any third party.

The client and/or agents acting for and behalf of the
client upon and by lodging material with Coatings &
Fabrication for publication of any material indemnify Coatings
& Fabrication its servants and agents against all liability
claims or proceedings whatsoever arising from the publication
and without limiting the generality of the foregoing to
indemnify each of them in relation to defamation, slander
of titles, breach of copyright, infringement of trademarks
or names of publication titles, unfair competition or trade
practices, royalties or violation of rights of privacy and
warranty that the material complies with all relevant laws
and regulations and that its publication will not give rise
to any rights against or liabilities to Coatings & Fabrication,
its servants or agents and in particular that nothing therein
is capable of being misleading or deceptive or otherwise
in breach of Part V of the Trade Practices Act 1984.

Advertising accepted for publication in Coatings &
Fabrication is subject to the conditions set out in the
Advertisement Rate Card and the rules applicable to advertising
laid down from time to time by the Media Council of Australia.
Every advertisement and all editorial copy is subject to
approval by Coatings & Fabrication. No responsibility
is taken for any loss due to the failure of an advertisement
to appear according to instructions.

The client shall provide such materials and approve such
proofs as required by Coatings & Fabrication and shall
do everything reasonably requested by Coatings & Fabrication
to enable it to provide the service as referred in any quotation.
For multiple issue advertisements Coatings & Fabrication
reserve the right if copy change is not submitted by closing
date of current edition, the previous copy will be run.

4 Placement of Advertisement and Editorial

Editorial: All copy submitted is subject to appropriate
editing and will be placed at the discretion of Coatings &
Fabrication.

Advertisements: The positioning and placing of an advertisement
within the accepted classification is at the discretion
of Coatings & Fabrication except where specifically
instructed and agreed upon by Coatings & Fabrication.

5 Terms of Payment

A deposit of 50% of the advertising price is required
with order. The balance will be payable on production of
proof. 5.2 All invoices are nett 7 days from date of issue.
5.3 Interest at the rate of 1.5% per month will be payable
on accounts in arrears for more than 30 days.